CVE-2007-2797

xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, sets the...

2.1 LowFix available

xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, sets the wrong group ownership of tty devices, which allows local users to write data to other users' terminals.

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Record: CVE-2007-2797
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-2797
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-2789 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-2789
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxr5-j46q-jg86 No score

xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, sets the...

Record: GHSA-mxr5-j46q-jg86
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

xterm

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xterm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:192-8.el4	0:192-8.el4
`xterm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:192-8.el4	0:192-8.el4
`xterm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:192-8.el4	0:192-8.el4
`xterm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:192-8.el4	0:192-8.el4
`xterm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:192-8.el4	0:192-8.el4
`xterm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:192-8.el4	0:192-8.el4
`xterm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:192-8.el4	0:192-8.el4
`xterm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:192-8.el4	0:192-8.el4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-2797 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Xterm, published August 27, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in xterm 0:192-8.el4.

References

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